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Formalization of the Informal Sector in Kenya: a Critical Review of the Kenyan Law on Investments
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006)
Micro and Small enterprises (MSEs) sector in Kenya is an old economic sector dating back to the pre- colonial era. Over the years the sector has rapidly grown to contribute a lot to the country's economic development through ...
The Challenges of Implementing Economic Reform Programmes in Developing Countries: a Case Study of the Bretton Woods Institutions Policies in Kenya1983-2005
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Economic development IS not a phenomenon. The policies of governments and the international economic environment are decisive influences. It is worth identifying the factors that can create a climate conducive to economic ...
New Reproductive Techniques: the Case of Caesarean Births in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Thisstudy investigated the role that New Reproductive Techniques (NRTs)
play in widening the scope of women in enjoying reproductive health and
rights. Some of these NRTsinclude in vitro fertilization (IVF),cloning, ...
Women's Invisible Roles as Natural Resource Managers in Uganda a Case of Buganga Sub-location, Masaska District,uganda
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)
In rural Uganda women (and not men) are indeed the (invisible) managers of natural
resources. These resources include land, water, forests and wildlife. Rural women are
comparatively poor and uneducated and do not hold ...
An Empirical Study of the Relationship Between Size and Winner-loser Effect at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
This paper investigates the empirical relationship between size and winner-loser
effects for stocks quoted on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE), for the period 1996-
2003. The study was based on secondary data collected ...
Gender Empowerment Through Micro-financing: a Case Study of Women Groups in Fumbini Location, Kilifi District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)
Micro-financing plays an important role in development aspirations of poor countries by
providing opportunity for low income-earners to access affordable financial services, which
commercial banks have deprived them. ...
Land Policies in Sub-saharan Africa: an Overview" in Akinyi Nzioki, Land Policies in Sub-sahara Africa, Centre for Land,economy and Rights of Women,
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)
The twentieth century will go down in history as a century when Africa fulfilled the dismal Hobbesian prediction. Africa has become the one continent in the world where human life is hardly worth living because of the ...
The Socio-cultural Context of Maternal Healthcare in Bondo District, Western Kenya: Implications for Safe Motherhood Interventions
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
This is a qualitative study of women's responses to pregnancy and childbirth among a
selected sample of women in Nyang'oma division of Bondo district. In the study, close
examination of the socio-cultural, economic, ...
Behaviour Change Sequencing in the Household Production of Health: a Study in the Management of Child Survival in Bondo Division of Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)
In this study, we examined the sequence of health
behaviour in households in Bondo Division of the then
Siaya District of Western Kenya. Child survival is a
socio economic problem In Bondo division.
However, little is ...
The relationship between interest rate risk and net interest income of commercial banks quoted at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2006-12)
Changes in banks' competitive environment, products, and services have heightened the
importance of prudent interest rate risk management. Historically, the interest rate
environment for banks has been fairly stable. ...